L Orient 1 Leeds1 LEEDS came within just 20 seconds of an East End mugging - until Charlie Daniels shot Orient in the foot.

Tamika Mkandawire had headed Orient into a shock lead after his side had been battered by the visitors for the previous 83 minutes.

But in fourth minute of injury time, Daniels booted into his own net - and was subjected to an almighty tonguelashing from keeper Jamie Jones. Jones slammed the pitch with his fists in fury, before storming off down the tunnel at the final whistle without shaking the hands of his team-mates, the opposition or referee.

But Leeds boss Simon Grayson was relieved to escape East London with a point, after seeing his side waste several first-half chances.

Grayson said: "I was disappointed at the way we hadn't taken our chances in the first half. How we went into the break at 0-0, I don't know.

"Leyton Orient had very few opportunities but we were not as clinical in the second half.

"Last week we had a late equaliser against Hartlepool and it's credit to the players. It shows what the players are about, their character and desire - they keep going until the end."

Missing Leeds would have been 3-0 up by the interval but for Gary McSheffrey twice firing wide and Bradley Johnson missing from six yards.

The draw means they lost ground on leaders Norwich and have failed to win away in the league since before their FA Cup upset against Manchester United last month.

But Grayson - normally coy about his side's chances of promotion - went as close as he has been to claiming they are on their way up. He added: "We have to look at the fact that we have got 17 games left, and if we can keep producing that sort of form from now until the end of the season, then we are going to be where we want to be."

Orient did well to keep Leeds in check and can celebrate their sixth unbeaten match - but the home side offered little in the way of attack, until Mkandawire got on the end of Nicky Adams' cross.

O's Boss Geraint Williams scoffed at chairman Barry Hearn's claim that Orient would have been happy with a point against Leeds before the match, saying: "That's not my way.

"Having got ourselves in front, I'm a bit disappointed in the end. That's why Leeds are up at the top because they keep on going until the end.

"Against the top teams you have to go until the final whistle, clear your lines and we didn't manage to do that."